>> Saturday, August 12, 2017

By Dexter A. See

BAGUIO CITY
– Mayor Mauricio G. Domogan ordered the management of the Suntrust Properties,
Inc. to immediately address the complaint of the administration of a nearby condominium
developer regarding the collapsed portion of their property that compromises
the stability of some portions of their properties.

In his
letter to Suntrust president Harrison Paltongan, the local chief claimed he was
in receipt of a letter from Anna Manayon, president of Tower Condominium Corp.,
complaining of the alleged collapsed portion of the perimeter wall damaging the
immediate wall, security camera, perimeter lighting and landscaping exposing
the water pipe that connects the driveway tank which reportedly compromises the
foundation of their driveway and their parking area to their property which is
adjacent to the property of Suntrust.

Domogan said
the matter had been raised and brought to Suntrust’s attention even during one
of the meetings of the local legislative body but no action has been done by
the company to the fix the cut area, thus, the need for Suntrust to address the
problem the soonest.

The
management of Tower Condominium demanded from Suntrust Properties, Inc. the
immediate restoration of their perimeter wall as well as the rehabilitation of
their compromised foundation.

Manayon informed Domogan the latest incident
of erosion in their property happened at around 9 pm of July 27, 2017, thus,
the need for immediate action by the concerned company to prevent the situation
from worsening considering the expected continuous rains from the enhanced
southwest monsoon.

According to
her, though there was not enough time to articulate the complete list of their
concerns, they left the previous council meeting with the understanding that
what has happened to the national road will be avoided.

She revealed
their company’s administrative officer has been consistent in bringing to the
attention of the appropriate officers and officials their concerns.

Manayon
claimed one of Suntrust’s commitment to the initial environmental examination
checklist submitted to the environment department is to avoid long exposure of
open cut in the said area, but it was observed that the same has been exposed since
April.

Domogan
said Suntrust must start working on the problem within an acceptable and
reasonable time to prevent further complications to the existing problem in
Gibraltar and to prevent the situation from getting worse if the pressing
concern remains unattended.

Suntrust
committed to the local government that it will restore the collapsed portion of
the Gibraltar road triggered by its excavation activities for the construction
of its own condominium project in the area but the same was further complicated
with the complaint from the management of the similarly situated company
developing another condominium project adjacent to its property in the said
area.